His relationship with heavyweights in the dressing room has deteriorated to the extent that they would be unlikely to be able to work together for another season in any case.

As a result, Mourinho is expected to announce his departure in the next few weeks and Madrid are already looking for another coach, with Carlo Ancelotti the leading candidate.

And, Mourinho will be not be alone in relocating. Goal.com has learned that a quintet of players, closely linked to him and also represented by Mendes, will be put on the market with the idea of recouping some of the money spent on them.

The most prominent of the group is Angel Di Maria. The Argentina international has been the epitome of inconsistency - fantastic one game and dismal the next two - during his time in the Spanish capital.

The Madrid board believes that a better player could be found in the transfer market and that they could be able to garner some major interest from English and Italian clubs for the Benfica man, for whom they would ask a fee in the vicinity of €20 million (£16.9m).

Next on in the list is Fabio Coentrao. Despite being one of the better performers for the club in the latter part of the season, the Portugual international is seen as being too close to Mourinho and the board doesn't believe that a new coach would feel comfortable with him in the squad.

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The problem is that no club will match the €30m (£25.3m) that Madrid paid for him two years ago, so he could end up being sold for significantly less.

His compatriot Pepe is another facing the axe. Despite injuries, he has been definitively overtaken by Raphael Varane in the race for the central defender position alongside Sergio Ramos. His propensity to lose his temper is a concern and his salary is too high for a substitute.

The club would hope to sell him for around €10m (£8.4m), although a suitable bidder would not be easy to find.

Another starting player on his way out is Alvaro Arbeloa. He is not represented by Mendes but is one of Mourinho’s closest allies in the dressing room.

There is a widespread consensus that his position could be vastly improved and that the Spanish international is in his last few months with the club. He could be go back to England for a similar amount to the price tag placed on Pepe.